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“…did not realize…”

Narratives of Laura Redmoun and James Lucas.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Texas Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 229; Mississippi Narratives, Vol. 1, pp. 92-3.

“…with wooden spoons…”

Narrative of Everett Ingram.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Alabama Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 215.

Everett Ingram

“…to shovel up…”

Siney Bonner (poke salad), Henry Cheatam (potlikker), Delia Garlic (boiled beans), Tines Kendricks (dumplings), Orelia Alexie Franks (milk and mash), Peter Brown (meat and ashcakes), and Mary Williams (molasses).

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Alabama Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 67 (Cheatam); p. 132 (Garlic); Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 312 (Brown) Vol. 4, p. 178 (Kendricks), Vol. 7, p. 180 (Williams); Texas Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 61 (Franks).

“…collards in greens time…”

Narrative of Julia Francis Daniels.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Texas Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 274.

Julia Francis Daniels

“…potatoes in potato time.”

Narrative of Ida Rigley.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 6, p. 44.

Ida Rigley

“On Sundays…”

Narrative of Mary Anderson.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., North Carolina Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 21.

Mary Anderson

“…she thought of lye hominy…”

This imagined scene draws on the narrative of Esther Green.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Alabama Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 165.

Esther Green

“…observe the young slaves…”

See “On Sundays…,” above.

“…would give them doses…”

Narratives of Callie Williams and Sally Neely.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Alabama Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 427; Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 5, p. 185.

“…camphor mixed with whiskey…”

Narrative of Alice Green.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Georgia Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 45.

Alice Green

“…Number Six…”

Narrative of Irene Poole.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Alabama Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 321.

Irene Poole

“…sent a servant into town…”

Narratives of George Caulton and Orelia Alexie Franks.

Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 1. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 1, Georgia, p. 171.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Texas Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 60.

“…to fetch Dr. Hugh Henry…”

Details on Dr. Hugh Henry are drawn from the R.G. Dun credit reports that were compiled on him during his lifetime. The R.G. Dun & Co./Dun and Bradstreet Collections are held at the Baker Library/Bloomberg Center at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They cannot be photographed; researchers are permitted only to take notes on the materials.

“…poked them all full of medicine…”

Narratives of Mary Kindred and Taby Jones.

Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 2. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 6, Texas, pp. 2201, 2149.

“…scarificator and a cupping set.”

Narrative of Adeline Hodges. Images of scarificator and cupping set are held at the Waring Historical Library in Charleston, South Carolina.

Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 1. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 1, Alabama, pp. 185-86.